On the constant in the definition of subexponential distributions

Theory of Probability and its Applications

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 409-412

  Rogozin, B A ^a  

^a Inst of Info Technol Appl Math   (Russian Federation)

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Subexponential distributions

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EID: 0033622222     PISSN: 0040585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/s0040585x97977665     Document Type: Article

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